Posted by Mike Burrows on September 12th, 2014 at 6:33 am
Featureban is a fun way for small groups to try out some basic visual management (visualisation + feedback loops), and then experience the dramatic effect of adding work-in-progress limits to create working kanban systems. It’s also possible to add in metrics (there are instructions included for that already) or to connect multiple systems together (sorry, you’re on your own there). It should be easy to add other elements too; I would recommend that you introduce those in later rounds ...
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Posted by Renee Troughton on July 12th, 2014 at 5:42 am
Timing: This game is normally done in a forty-five minute time block: 10 minutes upfront for instructions, 20 minutes for the game, and 15 minutes for the debrief.
Overview:
The Sudokuban game is a quick 45 minute game to practice Kanban in a safe to fail environment where constraints have been setup to swiftly force work in progress limits to be hit. Built using pre-constructed sudoku puzzles and mimicking a real visual management wall, participants are encouraged to beat the other te...
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Posted by Michael McCullough on June 20th, 2009 at 2:20 pm
Timing: 10-15 mins
Ingredients:
100+ Toothpicks (or something similar)
At least one Die
Directions:
Participants line up in a row with a collection of toothpicks (or something similar) placed with the first participant. The first participant rolls a die to determine how many toothpicks to pass to the next participant. Each participant then takes turns rolling the die and passing the corresponding amount of toothpicks to the next player. The final player creates a stack of toothpicks...
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Posted by Don McGreal on June 20th, 2009 at 1:34 pm
Timing: 30 mins
Ingredients:
At least 10 pages (8.5’ X 11’) per participant
1 marker per participant
Stickers
Directions:
We are having a party, and we need to enlist everybody in the room to create invitation cards (3 per person). Begin by showing an example of what the finished card should look like:
fold page in half
draw a happy face on the front,
write a message on the inside,
sign the card,
stamp the back (sticker) and,
mail the card by dropping it in a box...
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Posted by Michael McCullough on June 19th, 2009 at 10:52 pm
Timing 60 mins
To see some photos of this game being players, check out these from the Edmonton Agile Users Group:http://flickr.com/photos/agileedmonton/sets/72157608361951089/
Ingredients
Per team of 4-6
Two big stacks of blue and yellow paper (8.5’ X 11’)
Two glue sticks per team
Two to Three pairs of scissors per team
Roll of tape
Directions
We are in the business of making paper faces. The face is composed of;
a blue oval face (cut from 1/4 of the page)
ye...
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